Officials unveil a historical marker, Italy, 1945

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Photograph. Italian official Giovanni Sicilia and American Captain L. Don Potts unveiling a historical marker on a statue in Rome. Official Caption: "Rome, 5/29/45--Roman historical spots identified for GIs--The first of 900 signs, identifying historical spots in Rome in the English language is put up by U.S. Captain L. Don Potts (right) of the AFHQ Information and Education Section and Giovanni Sicilia of the Italian government. The Information and Education Section is carrying out a similar program in other parts of Italy, so that U.S. soldiers, who now have time to go sightseeing, can identify the country's many historical monuments, relics and ruins.--Stars and Stripes--Serviced by Rome OWI Full. Approved by appropriate military authority. 6440."”Rome, Italy. 29 May 1945

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Donor: 
Dylan Utley
Accession Number: 
2012.019.137
Date: 
05/29/1945
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Topical Subjects: 
Historical markers--Italy
Military officers--American--Italy
Government officials--Italian--Italy
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Items from the service of Isaac "Ike" Bethel Utley, who was born in Smith Mills, Kentucky on 3 March 1920. Ike enlisted in the Army Air Corps on 19 January 1942. He was shipped overseas to the European Theatre and worked with a supply division based out of the city of Naples with an office set up in a residential villa. Utley worked with the Office of War Information and used their photographs in news articles to inform soldiers of the progress of the war. At war's end, Utley returned stateside. A trunk full of over 800 photographs from the O.W.I. arrived on his doorstep from his office in Italy, sender unknown. This collection consists of those photographs.
Geography: 
Roma
Latitude: 
41.900
Longitude: 
12.483
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Historical markers--Italy
Military officers--American--Italy
Government officials--Italian--Italy